Which structural consequence weakens carbon nanotube strength when exposed?

💡 Explanation

Increased sp3 hybridisation defects in the carbon lattice causes localized disruptions of the pi-network structure via rehybridization. This weakens the bonds because it disrupts the continuous delocalization, therefore strength is reduced, rather than improved by different clusters or orbital distributions.

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